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Man killed by SF police beat mother to death
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SFGate Bay Area News Stories, Fri, 11 May 2012
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The 41-year-old man killed by San Francisco police after he fired numerous shots at officers from his girlfriend's apartment had beaten his mother to death for trying to evict him from her home, authorities said...
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Raiders' Darrius Heyward-Bey deals with DUI case
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SFGate Bay Area News Stories, Fri, 11 May 2012
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San Francisco's district attorney has charged Oakland Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey with drunken driving following his early morning arrest on the Bay Bridge last month by the California Highway Patrol....
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Johannes Mehserle appeals manslaughter conviction
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SFGate Bay Area News Stories, Fri, 11 May 2012
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BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle made a "colossal and tragic and horrible error" in mistaking his gun for a Taser but did not act with the criminal negligence required for manslaughter, Mehserle's lawyer told a...
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Sacramento Firefighter Missing In Yuba County
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KCRA.com Sacramento Local News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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A Sacramento firefighter who was on a fishing trip is missing from Camp Far West Lake, the Yuba County Sheriff's Department said Thursday.
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Loose Pit Bull Shot By Isleton Officer
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KCRA.com Sacramento Local News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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An Isleton police officer is on administrative leave after shooting a loose pit bull that authorities said attacked two leashed dogs on Thursday.
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Modesto Police Chief Retires, Looks Back At Career
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KCRA.com Sacramento Local News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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Modesto Police Chief Mike Harden announced he is retiring Aug. 3.
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Civil rights lawsuit filed against Ariz. sheriff
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yahoo.com/topstories, Thu, 10 May 2012
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As defiant as ever, get-tough Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio faces a federal court showdown over charges that deputies on his trademark immigration patrols racially profiled Latinos in violation of civil rights law.
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Police: Kidnap-slaying suspect slain; 2 girls OK
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yahoo.com/topstories, Thu, 10 May 2012
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A manhunt for a fugitive accused of a double-slaying and kidnapping two children ended Thursday after the suspect apparently shot himself and died. The girls he fled with were found safe, police said.
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Robbery suspects flee, point gun at store worker
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Bakersfield Californian - Latest News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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PHOTOS AVAILABLE Bakersfield police are asking for the public's help identifying suspects wanted for robbery.
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Police: Mississippi kidnap-slaying suspect slain; 2 girls OK
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San Jose Mercury News - News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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GUNTOWN, Miss. -- A manhunt for a fugitive accused of a double-slaying and kidnapping two children ended Thursday after the suspect apparently shot himself and died. The girls he fled with were found safe, police said.
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Police seal off plot of occupied university land
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Sacramento Bee State Wire News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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Police have sealed off a patch of University of California, Berkeley land that has been occupied by protesters for nearly three weeks.
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Kidnap suspect Mayes clings to life after shooting himself
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yahoo.com/usnationalnews, Thu, 10 May 2012
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(Reuters) - Kidnap and murder suspect Adam Mayes was clinging to life in Mississippi on Thursday after shooting himself, but the two young girls he is charged with abducting were safe, a law enforcement source said. Local media had reported earlier that Mayes, the most-wanted fugitive in the United States, was dead. (Reporting by Tim Ghianni; Editing by Daniel Trotta and Peter Cooney)
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Tennessee kidnapping suspect dead, two girls alive: report
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yahoo.com/usnationalnews, Thu, 10 May 2012
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(Reuters) - Adam Mayes, the fugitive charged with kidnapping two Tennessee girls and suspected of killing their mother and older sister, is dead and the two girls he was holding are alive, the Northeast Mississippi News reported on Thursday, citing Union County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards. The two girls, Alexandria Bain, 12, and Kyliyah Bain, 8, were safe and on their way to an emergency room, the newspaper said. (Reporting by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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Naked Body Found Near Grass Valley Park Trash Bins ID'd
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KCRA.com Sacramento Local News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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Grass Valley police have identified the a woman's body that they discovered near trash bins at Memorial Park shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday morning.
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Dog bite ends hunt for Morgan Hill sex offender
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San Jose Mercury News - News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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A registered sex offender fresh off a fight with his girlfriend suddenly ran away from Morgan Hill officers, only to be tracked down and bitten by a police dog, authorities said Thursday.
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Life sentence for 80-year-old who made death threats over cigarette
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Bakersfield Californian - Latest News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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Billy Wayne Shrader has a problem with authority. Last year the 80-year-old attacked and threatened to kill a GET security guard who asked him to put out a cigarette, then he threatened to kill the officers who arrested him, and later he even threatened to kill the judge presiding over his trial. From now on, his threats will be confined to whatever prison he finds himself incarcerated in.
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Prosecutor: Cop's death an 'execution'
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Sacramento Bee State Wire News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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A Riverside County jury has begun deliberations in the case of a man accused of fatally shooting a police officer with his own service weapon.
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NBA's "Birdman" Andersen's home raided by Denver-area police
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yahoo.com/usnationalnews, Thu, 10 May 2012
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DENVER (Reuters) - Sheriff's deputies raided the Colorado home of Denver Nuggets center Chris "Birdman" Andersen on Thursday as part of an Internet child crimes investigation but the NBA player has not been charged or arrested, police said.
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'Help me! Get me out!': Burning car crash driver in San Rafael rescued, then booked
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San Jose Mercury News - News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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As the two men sprawled on the San Rafael road groaned in pain, a woman trapped in a burning, crumpled car nearby screamed for help.
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Sheriff suspends investigation into CA art thefts
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Sacramento Bee State Wire News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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Sheriff's officials ended their two-year investigation into two men's report that their collection of works by Jackson Pollock, Vincent van Gogh, Rembrandt and others was stolen from their Pebble Beach home.
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Flight diverted, unruly passenger restrained
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yahoo.com/usnationalnews, Thu, 10 May 2012
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BOSTON (Reuters) - A flight from Portland, Maine, to Philadelphia made an emergency landing at Boston's Logan International Airport on Thursday after a male passenger allegedly attempted to open the cabin door, authorities said. Logan spokesman Phil Orlandella said there were "reports of an unruly male passenger" on Air Wisconsin Flight 3801, which had 50 passengers and three crew members aboard. The man was restrained by crew and fellow passengers and the flight landed safely. Massachusetts state police boarded the plane on the Logan tarmac and took the man into custody. ...
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U.S. sues controversial Arizona sheriff for discrimination
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yahoo.com/usnationalnews, Thu, 10 May 2012
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PHOENIX (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department sued a controversial Arizona sheriff on Thursday for civil rights violations, saying he and his office intentionally engaged in racial profiling and unlawful arrest of Latinos in violation of their constitutional rights. Joe Arpaio, who bills himself as "America's toughest sheriff," vowed to fight the suit, which he blamed on forces who do not like the way he enforces immigration laws. ...
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Teen Arrested In Pepper-Spraying, Drug Store Robbery
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KCRA.com Sacramento Local News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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A 17-year-old who robbed a Marysville drug store early Thursday morning has been arrested by police.
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Hicks: Game of Thrones actor Sean Bean accused of harassing ex-wife
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San Jose Mercury News - News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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Actor Sean Bean was questioned Wednesday by London police over allegations he harassed his ex-wife, according to Britain's "Daily Mirror.
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BART board approves contract for 410 new train cars
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San Jose Mercury News - News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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BART's board of directors voted unanimously Thursday to buy 410 new train cars for $896.3 million from a Canadian firm, over objections that not enough of the contract will be fulfilled by U.S. workers and suppliers.
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Authorities continue to probe Santa Clara fire that destroyed unfinished townhouses
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Contra Costa Times, Thu, 10 May 2012
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The Santa Clara County Joint Arson Investigation Task Force, composed of investigators from local fire and police agencies, assembled at the Boulevard townhouse complex near Scott Boulevard and El Camino Real to probe the fire that lit up the night sky for miles around and displaced as many as 50 neighbors.
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Pleasanton: US Bank near Stoneridge mall robbed by acne-prone man in fisherman's hat
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Contra Costa Times, Thu, 10 May 2012
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PLEASANTON -- Police are seeking two men suspected of robbing the US Bank branch near Stoneridge Shopping Center on Wednesday.One man entered the branch at 5870 Stoneridge Mall Road about 4:40 p.
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Police seal off UC Berkeley research farm
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Contra Costa Times, Thu, 10 May 2012
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Occupy farmers who seized land from UC Berkeley April 22 on notice they could be arrested if they stay. People can leave but they now cannot come in.
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Topanga woman, 46, driving Mazda Miata, killed in Malibu crash
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Daily News (Woodland Hills), Thu, 10 May 2012
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MALIBU -- A woman was killed today when the car she was driving crashed off the side of Malibu Canyon Road in Malibu.
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Man, 21, arrested in Agoura Hills on suspicion of heroin possession
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Daily News (Woodland Hills), Thu, 10 May 2012
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AGOURA HILLS -- A man was arrested on suspicion of heroin possession today in Agoura Hills, the sheriff's department reported
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One injured after El Cerrito accidents involving vehicles and city schools
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Contra Costa Times, Thu, 10 May 2012
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EL CERRITO -- Two accidents involving vehicles and city schools occurred Thursday, leaving one person injured, police said.A vehicle accident occurred about 7:45 a.
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Workers at businesses sold alcohol to minors, Alameda police say
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Contra Costa Times, Thu, 10 May 2012
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Decoy operation led to six arrests
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Teen arrested on suspicion of pepper-spraying CVS clerk
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Appeal-Democrat (Marysville), Thu, 10 May 2012
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A teenager who allegedly pepper-sprayed a CVS drug store clerk and stealing merchandise has been arrested. Police said at about 2:50 a.m. Thursday, a man went to the store, located in the 900 block of E Street, selected items and put them down on the...
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Sacto 911: Deja vu drunken driving suspected in Yuba County
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Sacramento Bee News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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California Highway Patrol officers said the same man ran the same stop sign at the same intersection and again ended up in a ditch both times - the copycat crashes coming within a week of each other.
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Head-on crash in Carnelian Bay results in one fatality
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Sierra Sun (Truckee), Thu, 10 May 2012
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TRUCKEE/TAHOE - A head-on collision between two Toyota pick-up trucks on State Route 28 in Carnelian Bay on Thursday resulted in the death of one of the drivers, according to the California Highway Patrol. According to a report Copyright 2012 Sierra Sun. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sierra Sun Head-on crash in Carnelian Bay results in one fatality May, 10 2012 5:54 pm MST
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Search on for missing Camp Far West boater
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Appeal-Democrat (Marysville), Thu, 10 May 2012
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A major search is going on for a missing fisherman at Camp Far West Lake after other boaters discovered his boat capsized early this morning, according to the Yuba County Sheriff's Department. Just after noon today, Yuba County Sgt. Greig Sizelove...
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Feds sue Sheriff Joe, alleging racial profiling
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msnbc.com, Thu, 10 May 2012
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Escalating a long-running battle with the outspoken sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, the Justice Department has sued him, his office and the county over civil rights issues.
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Cops to question Pepperdine president's son in woman's overdose death
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Los Angeles Times - California, Thu, 10 May 2012
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Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives are seeking to question Christopher A. Benton, the son of Pepperdine University President Andrew K. Benton, in connection with the death of a Malibu woman almos
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Sacramento sheriff's deputy faces drug charges; prescription ruse alleged
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Sacramento Bee News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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A Sacramento County sheriff's deputy is accused of three felonies after she allegedly refilled and picked up painkillers prescribed to an elderly man she had befriended, according to authorities. Kelly Smith allegedly obtained a prescription fraudulently.
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Sacto 911: Police arrest suspect in fatal shooting outside Elk Grove record store
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Sacramento Bee News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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Police have arrested homicide suspect Ryan Allan Hays in Stanislaus County for the shooting of a teenager outside an Elk Grove record store Sunday night. Ryan Hays Image of Ryan Alan Hays provided by police. A sign pleads for clues in the death of 19-year-old Joseph Oropesa in Elk Grove as his mother, Jennifer Oropesa, speaks to reporters Tuesday. Joseph Oropesa poses with his son, Jace,
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Amid police shake-up, Twin Rivers Unified board extends contracts for acting leaders
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Sacramento Bee News, Thu, 10 May 2012
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As the massive shake-up of the Twin Rivers Unified School District police force continues, trustees moved Wednesday to keep two interim leaders in place as outside agencies investigate allegations of wrongdoing within the Police Department and by school district leaders.
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911 briefs -- Published May 10, 2012
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Stockton Record, Thu, 10 May 2012
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STOCKTON - Stockton police are noticing a spike in the number of snatch-and-grab robberies involving gold chains and pendants. From March 1 through the end of April, there have been 43 reports of gold chain robberies, according to officials.
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Cop demanded sex photos from teenager, DA says
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Los Angeles Times - California, Thu, 10 May 2012
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A Long Beach police officer charged with multiple counts of possessing child pornography was arrested again on suspicion of committing additional sex crimes, authorities said Wednesday evening.
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Update: GVPD confirm identity of woman found dead at Memorial Park
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The Union (Grass Valley), Thu, 10 May 2012
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A woman whose body was found Thursday morning in Memorial Park has been identified as Leann Suffield, 49. Officers from the Grass Valley Police Department found Shuffield, who was unclothed, near the garbage dumpsters and general Copyright 2012 The Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The Union Update: GVPD confirm identity of woman found dead at Memorial Park May, 10 2012 4:13 pm MST
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Detectives seek to question son of Pepperdine's president
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Los Angeles Times - California, Thu, 10 May 2012
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Christopher Benton was probably the last person to see Katie Wilkins alive, sheriff's detectives say. The body of the 25-year-old Malibu woman was found in her parents' garage April 28. Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives are seeking to question Christopher A. Benton, the son of Pepperdine University President Andrew K. Benton, in connection with the death of a Malibu woman almost two weeks ago.
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Two Fullerton officers to stand trial in death of Kelly Thomas
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Los Angeles Times - California, Thu, 10 May 2012
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Judge orders the trial for Officer Manuel Ramos, charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, and Cpl. Jay Cicinelli, accused of involuntary manslaughter and excessive use of force. Following an emotionally charged hearing, an Orange County judge ruled that two Fullerton police officers will stand trial for the death of a mentally ill homeless man who was beaten in a violent confrontation last summer.
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2nd DUI arrest in Yuba County – in 6 days
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Appeal-Democrat (Marysville), Wed, 9 May 2012
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A Plumas Lake man was arrested Tuesday for the second time in six days for driving drunk and crashing a car into the same ditch at the same intersection in Yuba County, the California Highway Patrol said. Marc M. Riendeau, 30, was arrested about 2:15...
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Gang expert testifies in Vacaville slaying case
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The Reporter (Vacaville), Wed, 9 May 2012
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The three men who prosecutors say gunned down a Vacaville teen in 2010 did so as part of their criminal gang allegiance and in furtherance of their gang, a Vacaville Police gang expert testified Wednesday in Solano County Superior Court.
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Vallejo duo receive apparently non-life threatening wounds, shot in car
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Times-Herald (Vacaville), Wed, 9 May 2012
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While driving near Santa Clara St. and Illinois streets, two 21-year-old Vallejoans were shot at and wounded Wednesday evening, police said.
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Report: San Francisco police shoot, kill man in Nob Hill standoff
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Inside Bay Area/Alameda Times Star, Wed, 9 May 2012
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San Francisco police have shot and killed a homicide suspect who holed up in a Nob Hill apartment and engaged officers in a shootout Wednesday night, KTVU reported.
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Ex-military cop arrested, two CHP officers injured in chase from Novato to Concord
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Inside Bay Area/Alameda Times Star, Wed, 9 May 2012
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It took a spike strip, beanbag rounds, a Taser and a police dog to subdue the Novato man, who was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and reckless driving.
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Oakland: Armed robbers flee after gun accidentally discharges
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Inside Bay Area/Alameda Times Star, Wed, 9 May 2012
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OAKLAND -- A robbery victim was pistol-whipped in Oakland on Wednesday night, but the robbers fled without taking anything when their gun accidentally discharged, police said.
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Standoff at Oakland hills home ends peacefully
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Inside Bay Area/Alameda Times Star, Wed, 9 May 2012
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OAKLAND -- A standoff with a man suspected of violating a restraining order at an Oakland hills home ended peacefully Wednesday night when officers took him into custody, police said.
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Oakland police looking for suspect in officer-involved shooting
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Inside Bay Area/Alameda Times Star, Wed, 9 May 2012
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Officers' pursuit of a man who ran from authorities after a traffic stop ended with officer-involved shooting Wednesday night in East Oakland, police said.
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Four held in string of Visalia thefts
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Fresno Bee - Local News, Wed, 9 May 2012
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Visalia police arrested four people Tuesday who are suspected of burglarizing up to 20 stores along Mooney Boulevard and in downtown Visalia. Read comments
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Parents of 2-year-old hope for life-saving transplant
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Fresno Bee - Local News, Wed, 9 May 2012
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The toddler with the distinctive first name is just like other 2-year-old boys. He likes toy cars. He points and shouts when he sees a train. He loves playing outside, especially where there's dirt or mud. Read comments
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A tribute to those fallen
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Stockton Record, Wed, 9 May 2012
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STOCKTON - A somber address Wednesday featuring hundreds of law enforcement officers from around the area paid homage to those killed in the line of duty since San Joaquin County was formed in the mid-1800s.
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Police Blotter
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San Jose Mercury News - Police Blotter, Wed, 9 May 2012
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MOUNTAIN VIEW100 block of North Rengstorff Avenue, 3:30 p.m. Monday A man seated in a red Jeep exposed himself to a 13-year-old girl on her way home from school.
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Jury finds Heuser guilty of meth sales
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The Union (Grass Valley), Wed, 9 May 2012
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Ronald Heuser's defense attorney told a jury Wednesday afternoon that law enforcement had made several speculative leaps in their efforts to paint her client's personal stash of meth and cash as evidence that he was sellin Copyright 2012 The Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The Union Jury finds Heuser guilty of meth sales May, 9 2012 6:46 pm MST
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Driver, 44, in grave condition after hit-and-run in Van Nuys
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Daily News (Woodland Hills), Wed, 9 May 2012
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VAN NUYS -- A 44-year-old driver injured in a hit-and-run collision in Van Nuys was hospitalized in grave condition today, police said.
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Tattoo in sheriff's deputy clique may have celebrated shootings, sources say
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Los Angeles Times - California, Wed, 9 May 2012
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One Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy, who has admitted belonging to a clique called the 'Jump Out Boys,' has identified about half a dozen other members, one source confirmed. The investigation into a secret clique within the Los Angeles County sheriff's elite gang unit has uncovered allegations that members had matching tattoos of a gun-toting skeleton, which deputies would modify to celebrate their involvement in a shooting, according to sources close to the internal probe.
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Police blotter: May 10, 2012
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The Union (Grass Valley), Wed, 9 May 2012
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Grass Valley Police Department Tuesday - 88 calls for service 8:20 a.m. - A caller from Upper Slate Creek Road reported a man driving a Mustang extremely fast. 8:52 a.m. - A caller from the 400 block of Mill St Copyright 2012 The Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The Union Police blotter: May 10, 2012 May, 9 2012 6:43 pm MST
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1 critically injured person airlifted in Calabasas after 101 Freeway crash; 4 lanes blocked
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Daily News (Woodland Hills), Wed, 9 May 2012
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One critically injured person was airlifted to a hospital and another patient was transported by ambulance following a collision on the eastbound Ventura (101) Freeway at Las Virgenes Road in Calabasas.
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GV Police Officer's Association endorses Smyrnos for judge
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The Union (Grass Valley), Wed, 9 May 2012
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The Grass Valley Police Officer's Association has announced its endorsement of George Smyrnos for Nevada County Superior Court Judge. A special panel of association members interviewed both candidates and reviewed their prior Copyright 2012 The Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The Union GV Police Officer's Association endorses Smyrnos for judge May, 9 2012 8:41 pm MST
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Man critically injured in hit-and-run collision in Van Nuys
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Daily News (Woodland Hills), Wed, 9 May 2012
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VAN NUYS - A motorist was hospitalized in critical condition today after a hit-and-run collision in Van Nuys, police said.
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